Long Island

Southern Land Co. reaches major leasing milestone at Florent

Garden City, NY According to Southern Land Company (SLC), a national real estate developer and community management company, Florent, its new luxury rental community, is 55% leased, less than five months after opening its doors – despite launching in the

Hunt Corp. Commercial Real Estate Q&A: Seven steps for maximizing economic benefits - by David Hunt

A: From your brief description of your company, you sound like an excellent candidate for many economic development programs, from low-cost financing to tax abatement and energy savings. Why are towns, counties and states willing to provide these incentives? Businesses

Levin Mgmt. adds Gap Factory store to Mayfair Shopping Center

Commack, NY A new Gap Factory store is coming to Mayfair Shopping Center, as Levin Management Corp. (LMC) adds another brand in its focused retenanting effort at the Jericho Tpke. retail property. The commitment from this retailer continues a strong leasing run at the

Tantone joins Twomey, Latham, Shea, Kelley, Dubin & Quartararo as associate attorney

Riverhead, NY Nicholas Tantone has joined the law firm of Twomey, Latham, Shea, Kelley, Dubin & Quartararo, LLP as associate attorney. He concentrates his practice in commercial litigation, specifically in the construction and real property

Metro Realty Services negotiates three leases

West Babylon, NY Metro Realty Services, LLC brokered three lease transactions.Michael Pisciotta and Jeremy Hackett of Metro Realty Services, LLC leased 1,600 s/f at 92 Dale St. Unit E to Flavour Mingle. Pisciotta and

Rosner of NAI Long Island facilitates 8,900 s/f lease

Nesconset, NY NAI Long Island disclosed that Lee Rosner, CCIM SIOR facilitated a long-term lease for 8,900 s/f of medical office space at 57-61 Southern Blvd. on behalf of the landlord, Southern Boulevard Professional Park Corp. The tenant, Stony Brook Community

Schroder & Strom name Spellman as new associate attorney and Forzaglia promoted to partner

Garden City, NY Schroder & Strom, LLP welcomes Michael Spellman as an associate attorney following his admission to the New York State Bar. Spellman earned his J.D. from Touro Law School and his B.S. from the University of Maryland.

Commercial classroom: Branding me - the local commercial real estate expert - by Edward Smith Jr.

You market your listed properties; but what are you doing to promote yourself? Self-promotion is essential if you want to build your business. You need to tell people you are in the commercial real estate business, that you are a professional and the local market expert.

The benefits of biophilic design: Bringing nature into our built environment - by Diana Lillo

From urban parks to residential homes, the principles of biophilic design are being adopted at an increasing rate, with corporations like Google and Amazon integrating biophilic elements into their office designs, in turn, prioritizing the health and happiness of their employees. Public

Are buyers opting to conduct phase 2 environmental investigations, and skipping the phase 1 step? - by Chuck Merritt

When the American Society of Testing Materials (ASTM) first issued an environmental standard in 1994, the main phrase utilized to determine if additional investigation (phase 2) was needed was “obvious signs of contamination”. Since this can be a subjective statement (like many